Charlotte Knights
Record 4-2 (last week), 29-28 (second half), 71-61 (overall)

Knights Player of the Week
David Sandlin 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 9 K

Kyle Teel .357/.400/.429, 14 at-bats
Andy Weber .313/.353/.625, 16 at-bats
Joey Wiemer .385/.385/.692, 13 at-bats
Edgar Quero .250/.308/.250, 12 at-bats
Riley Unroe .273/.500/.545, 11 at-bats

Shane Murphy 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Davis Martin 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Noah Schultz 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Garrett Schoenle 3 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Tanner McDougal 1 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 0 K
Shane Smith 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Jairo Iriarte 2 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Chris Murphy 2 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K

The Knights had a strong week, taking four of six against the Redbirds (71-61) at home. With this result, the Knights climbed back to better than .500 in the second half.

Pitcher David Sandlin, 25, had a fantastic start on Saturday. During a seven-inning game that was part of a doubleheader, Sandlin pitched a two-hit shutout with nine strikeouts and only one walk. In 59 1/3 innings with the Knights, Sandlin has a 2.28 ERA and a 3.83 FIP in a high-scoring environment. Incredibly, Triple-A hitters have slashed only .202/.298/.275 against him. Sandlin has struggled in his 24 2/3 innings in the majors (all this year), but it’s clear he deserves another shot sooner rather than later.

2026 Charlotte Knights Players of the Week
Korey Lee (March 27-April 5)
Oliver Dunn (April 6-12)
Shane Smith (April 13-19)
Jarred Kelenic (April 20-26)
Oliver Dunn (April 27-May 3)
LaMonte Wade Jr. (May 4-10)
Jacob Gonzalez (May 11-17)
LaMonte Wade Jr. (May 18-24)
Jacob Gonzalez (May 25-31)
Braden Montgomery (June 1-7)
Ryan Galanie (June 8-14)
Kyle Teel (June 15-21)
Korey Lee (June 22-28)
Caden Connor (June 29-July 5)
Nolan Jones (July 6-12)
Andy Weber (July 13-26)
Ryan Galanie (July 27-August 2)
Korey Lee (August 3-9)
David Sandlin (August 10-16)
Andy Weber (August 17-23)
David Sandlin (August 24-30)

Birmingham Barons
Record 3-3 (last week), 29-28 (second half), 55-71 (overall)

Barons Player of the Week
Jorge Corona .300/.462/1.000, 10 at-bats

Alec Briley .318/.320/.727, 22 at-bats
Samuel Zavala .400/.667/.600, 10 at-bats
Caleb Bonemer .273/.407/.682, 22 at-bats
Colby Shelton .308/.375/.538, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 13 at-bats
Ryan Burrowes .167/.250/.333, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 18 at-bats

Jake Palisch 5 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 K
Juan Carela 10 IP, 3 ER, 9 H, 3 BB, 8 K
Dylan Cumming 4 IP, 7 ER, 9 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Pierce George 4 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Connor McCullough 4 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 6 K
Liam Paddack 4 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 9 K

After pulling off a six-game sweep against the Lookouts (52-68) in Chattanooga, the Barons came back down to earth a bit. This week, the Barons split their six-game series at home against Rocket City (65-60). After a horrible first half, Birmingham is still in contention for a postseason spot due to their second-half record (in the North Division, Birmingham is one game behind Rocket City).

Catcher Jorge Corona, 25, only played in three games, but he made an enormous impact, going 3-for-10 with a homer, two triples, and two walks. Overall, Corona has played 53 games this season, all with the Barons. Last year Corona struggled at the plate, slashing .170/.314/.270. However, this season he has improved significantly, slashing .231/.318/.434 in a tough hitting environment. With this excellent performance that resulted in a 1.462 OPS for the week, Corona picked up his first weekly award of the season.

2026 Birmingham Barons Players of the Week
Samuel Zavala (April 6-12)
Braden Montgomery (April 13-19)
Alec Makarewicz (April 20-26)
Wilfred Veras (April 27-May 3)
Jake Palisch (May 4-10)
Wilfred Veras (May 11-17)
Alec Makarewicz (May 18-24)
Drake Logan (May 25-31)
Dylan Cumming (June 1-7)
Anthony DePino (June 8-14)
Grant Magill (June 15-21)
Alec Briley (June 22-28)
Colby Shelton (June 29-July 5)
Dylan Campbell (July 6-12)
Caleb Bonemer (July 13-26)
Colby Shelton (July 27-August 2)
Samuel Zavala (August 3-9)
Caleb Bonemer (August 10-16)
Dylan Campbell (August 17-23)
Jorge Corona (August 24-30)

Winston-Salem Dash
Record 3-3 (last week), 31-28 (second half), 69-56 (overall)

Dash Player of the Week
Nick McLain .429/.529/1.000, 14 at-bats

Ely Brown .429/.484/.536, 5-for-5 stolen bases, 28 at-bats
George Wolkow .217/.208/.348, 23 at-bats
Kyle Lodise .320/.452/.640, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 25 at-bats
Jeral Perez .320/.393/.480, 25 at-bats
James Taussig .353/.421/.706, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 17 at-bats
Javier Mogollón .345/.387/.448, 1-for-3 stolen bases, 29 at-bats
Roch Cholowsky Did not play (shut down for season due to wrist injury)

Drew McDaniel 8 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 8 K
Grant Umberger 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 6 K
Dylan Carmouche 5 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Jake Curtis 4 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Justin Sinibaldi 4 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 2 K

After winning back-to-back series with a 4-2 record, the Dash settled for a 3-3 split against the Hot Rods (79-45), who have been hot for a long time.

Just like last week, outfielder Nick McLain, 23, was unstoppable at the plate. This week, McLain went 6-for-14 with two homers, two doubles, three walks and four RBIs to finish with a 1.529 OPS. McLain earned a promotion from Kannapolis to Winston-Salem on July 31, and he has been crushing it since then, posting a .315/.463/.534 slash line in 20 games. Without McLain, the Dash offense would have looked entirely different over the past few weeks.

2026 Winston-Salem Dash Players of the Week
Caleb Bonemer (April 6-12)
Colby Shelton (April 13-19)
Colby Shelton (April 20-26)
Caleb Bonemer (April 27-May 3)
Colby Shelton (May 4-10)
Boston Smith (May 11-17)
George Wolkow (May 18-24)
Morris Austin (May 25-31)
Caleb Bonemer (June 1-7)
James Taussig (June 8-14)
Kyle Lodise (June 15-21)
George Wolkow (June 22-28)
Kaleb Freeman (June 29-July 5)
Ryan Burrowes (July 6-12)
Ely Brown (July 13-26)
Calvin Harris (July 27-August 2)
Derek Cerda (August 3-9)
Jeral Perez (August 10-16)
Nick McLain (August 17-23)
Nick McLain (August 24-30)

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Record 2-4 (last week), 33-27 (second half), 66-60 (overall)

Cannon Ballers Player of the Week
Efren Teran .500/.500/.667, 18 at-bats

Abraham Núñez .300/.391/.500, 20 at-bats
Clay Burdette .263/.364/.474, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 19 at-bats
Jaden Fauske .211/.318/.263, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 19 at-bats
Jake Berkland .250/.500/.333, 1-for-3 stolen bases, 12 at-bats

Truman Pauley 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Gabe Tanner 5 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Fabian Ysalla 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 1 K
Ryan Schiefer 4 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Nick Pinto 4 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Alexander Martinez 3 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K

The Cannon Ballers stumbled a bit this week, dropping four of six on the road against Hill City (54-71).

Infielder Efren Teran, 19, made a sizable step forward, going 9-for-18 with three doubles for a 1.167 OPS week. In 67 games with the Cannon Ballers, Teran is slashing .278/.368/.319. With Kannapolis, Teran has not shown much power, but he has found plenty of other ways of reaching base. Teran also played in the Complex League, where he slashed .302/.318/.535 and launched three homers in 13 games at that level. Teran plays second base, third base and shortstop, so he has a decent amount of versatility. Well done to Teran, who slashed .429/.471/.508 in August, as he was a very tough customer at the plate.

2026 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Players of the Week
Stiven Flores (April 6-12)
Abraham Núñez (April 13-19)
Javier Mogollón (April 20-26)
Arxy Hernández (April 27-May 3)
Javier Mogollón (May 4-10)
Max Banks (May 11-17)
Riley Eikhoff (May 18-24)
James Taussig (May 25-31)
James Taussig (June 1-7)
Derek Cerda (June 8-14)
Matthew Boughton (June 15-21)
Ryan Schiefer (June 22-28)
Christian Gonzalez (June 29-July 5)
Jaden Fauske (July 6-12)
Steven Lancia (July 13-26)
Anthony Patterson III (July 27-August 2)
Grant Cleavinger (August 3-9)
Marco Barrios (August 10-16)
Jordan Morales (August 17-23)
Efren Teran (August 24-30)